Re: MIDI wind controllers

["Ian Popperwell" <popperwell@iname.com>]

OK, but as a sax player, the Yamaha MIDI wind controllers are more like 
what 
we're used to, so, in most ways more "natural" I'll have to find an EWI to 
give it a go. What are the sounds like on the EWI4000?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tilmann Dehnhard" <tilmann@dehnhard.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 12:05 AM
Subject: Re: MIDI wind controllers


> the ewi works so well because you only have to touch the little 
> thingie-screw
> that represents a key. this way your sensory system signals "touch" when 
> you touch it.
>
> with the yamaha products you depress a fake key to touch the sensor.
> i believe this is more difficult, because you are "far away from the 
> action", so to speak.
> i like the fake reed, though. the spit problem of the ewi (easily 
>handled 
> with a sweat band, see brecker) doesn't occur.
>
> tilmann
>
>
>> The WX5 needs lots of practice to keep the glitches away and I guess I 
>> wonder (having never played an EWI) how much harder it is without 
>actual 
>> mechanical keys?
>>
>> Any comments?
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